Details

Don Carlos is passionately in love with Elizabeth, the French Princess to whom he was once betrothed. Carlos' tyrannical father, King Philip II of Spain, decides to marry Elizabeth himself. The young prince's hatred for his cold and distant parent knows no bounds. He enlists his oldest friend, Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa to act as go-between. But Posa decides to convert Carlos and Elizabeth's youthful passion into a full scale rebellion against King Philip's oppressive and bloody regime.

Cast/Performers

Rupert Perry-Jones (Don Carlos), Ray Fearon (Marquis of Posa), Josette Simon (Queen Elizabeth), Geoffrey Whitehead (Domingo), John Woodvine (King Philip)

Creatives/Company

Author: Friedrich von Schiller
Company: Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)
Director: Gale Edwards
Design: Peter J Davison
Costume: Sue Willmington